To begin, Alan compares After Effects to Premiere Pro so you can see the similarities and differences. Then he dives into hands-on demonstrations of how to limit effects with masks, create elements with shape layers, use text templates, animate a logo, and create a 3D type extrusion. Next he shows you how to work with imported pictures, create a Z-space camera montage, change the speed of animations, and more. He wraps up by walking through outputting steps and then kicks off a challenge exercise where you can put your skills into practice.

Topics include:
* Linking Premiere Pro and After Effects dynamically
* Navigating timeline layers
* Working with keyframes
* Precomping elements
* Animating mask reveals and tracking masks
* Creating elements with shape layers
* Animating shapes and text
* Working with Illustrator files
* Animating a logo
* Creating 3D type extrusions
* Creating a simple camera in Z-space montage
* Keying video with Keylight
* Batch rendering and Dynamic Link rendering